Artificial respiration and indirect heart massage manipulations that should be able to do every one of us. In critical situations a properly done procedure to save the life of a victim.
Just before proceed to the first aid, you must:
- very quickly (as possible) free the victim from tight clothing (tie, collar, scarf, pants, etc.);
- clear the oral cavity affected by foreign objects. For example, if you have dentures, it is necessary to remove.
If the mouth is strongly stanut, it must be open by pulling the lower jaw. To do this, put four fingers behind the angles of the lower jaw, and the thumb rested at the edge, pushing the jaw forward. If the mouth fails to open, it is between the teeth (posterior root) you need to carefully insert some object such as a small plate, metal plate or the handle of a Cutlery, and therefore unclench his teeth.
The most effective method of artificial respiration is the technique of mouth-to-mouth. First and foremost, you should ensure free airway of the victim. For this his head you need to bend back. This should be done in the following way. The person assisting should stand on the left side of the victim, who is lying on his back. The left hand should be brought under the head of the victim, and the right to put pressure on the forehead. Thus, the victim’s head will lean back and open the mouth. In order to fix this position of the head, under the shoulder blade it is recommended to enclose the roller (it is possible to make the folded clothing).
After the victim was placed in the correct position, it is necessary to clear his mouth of any foreign objects. Then make 2-3 deep breath and blown air from my lungs into the mouth or nose of the victim. Such manipulation can be carried out through cheesecloth or a handkerchief, if you want to avoid possible infection. There are also special pipes-ducts. They are designed in such a way that prevent the ceasing of the language, leaving the larynx open for air passage. Ensure that the lungs became affected as much air as possible. To avoid loss of air by blowing through the mouth and pinch the victim’s nose, and by blowing through the nose , close the oral cavity.
After insufflation of air, the exhalation occur independently as a result of lowering of the chest. At this time, the nose and mouth of the victim should be released in order not to obstruct the exhalation. Frequency insufflations should not exceed 12-16 times per minute.
In some cases, when the victim stops the heart, one only artificial breathing is not necessary. To start the heart, you must exercise and massage.
Chest compressions are doing by pushing the bases of the palms on the lower part of the sternum. Thus, there is a shift of the chest to the spine that leads to compression of the heart and ejection of blood into the vessels. For depression need great effort, so chest compressions are done with two hands superimposed on one another. Assisting a person needs to make some pressure, followed by a break to inhale and exhale the victim, and then massage again.
CPR allows long time to maintain blood pressure and to maintain the viability of the organism to self-recovery of the heart. Artificial respiration and chest compressions continue untilwhile the victim does not recover the activity of the heart.
SEE ALSO:
- Injuries to the head. First aid kid
- compressions
first aid for bleeding